forensic science

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Forensic science

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the application of scientific principles and techniques to matters of criminal justice especially as relating to the collection, examination, and analysis of physical evidence

Question 2

Forensic anthropology

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a special sub-field of physical anthropology (the study of human remains) that involves applying skeletal analysis and techniques in archaeology to solving criminal cases.

Question 3

Forensic engineering

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the application of engineering principles to the investigation of failures or other performance problems.

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Forensic entomology

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a field of forensic science which involves application of the study of insects and other arthropods in criminal investigation and legal cases.

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Forensic odontology

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a branch of forensic medicine dealing with teeth and marks left by teeth (as in identifying criminal suspects or the remains of a dead person)

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Forensic pathology

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is a subspecialist in pathology whose area of special competence is the examination of persons who die suddenly, unexpectedly or violently.

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Forensic psychiatry

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is the branch of psychiatry that deals with issues arising in the interface between psychiatry and the law, and with the flow of mentally disordered offenders along a continuum of social systems.

Question 8

ATF

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is a law enforcement agency in the United States’ Department of Justice that protects our communities from violent criminals, criminal organizations, the illegal use and trafficking of firearms, the illegal use and storage of explosives, acts of arson and bombings, acts of terrorism, and the illegal diversion of alcohol and tobacco products.

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CSI

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Crime scene specially trained members of law enforcement agencies, government or civilian crime labs who collect both the investigative and judicial sides of the criminal justice system in the process of solving crimes and securing convictions.

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DEA

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The Drug Enforcement Administration is a United States federal law enforcement agency under the U.S. Department of Justice tasked with combating drug trafficking and distribution within the U.S.

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FBI

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The FBI is an intelligence-driven and threat-focused national security organization with both intelligence and law enforcement responsibilities.

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USPS

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United States Postal Service.

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USPIS

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United States Postal Inspection Service.

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Analytical Skills

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Analytical skill is the ability to deconstruct information into smaller categories in order to draw conclusions. Analytical skill consists of categories that include logical reasoning, critical thinking, communication, research, data analysis and creativity.

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Crime lab

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A crime laboratory, often shortened to crime lab, is a scientific laboratory, using primarily forensic science for the purpose of examining evidence from criminal cases.

Question 16

Daubert Ruling

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is the standard used by a trial judge to assess whether an expert witness’s scientific testimony is based on scientifically valid reasoning which can properly be applied to the facts at issue.

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Deductive Reasoning

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Deductive reasoning is the mental process of drawing deductive inferences. An inference is deductively valid if its conclusion follows logically from its premises, i.e. if it is impossible for the premises to be true and the conclusion to be false

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Eyewitness

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a person who has personally seen something happen and so can give a first-hand description of it.

Question 19

Fact

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a thing that is known or proved to be true.

Question 20

Frye Standard

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a common-law rule of evidence: the results of scientific tests or procedures are admissible as evidence only when the tests or procedures have gained general acceptance in the particular field to which they belong. called also Frye rule.

Question 21

Locard’s Exchange Principle

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Locard’s principle holds that the perpetrator of a crime will bring something into the crime scene and leave with something from it, and that both can be used as forensic evidence.

Question 22

Logic

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reasoning conducted or assessed according to strict principles of validity.

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Observation

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the action or process of observing something or someone carefully or in order to gain information.

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Opinion

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a view or judgment formed about something, not necessarily based on fact or knowledge.

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Perception

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the ability to see, hear, or become aware of something through the senses.

Question 26

Paul L. Kirk

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a leader in establishing criminology as an academic discipline.